plan to buy deer rifle what cal. gun&what gr. bullet to use for 1to200 yds& also some brushy areas. thanks?

Question

live in southeast georgia & going to hunt in some open areas but also some brushy ares such as few pine trees and some scrub oaks what is the best caliber gun and what is the best grain bullet for either or both of those conditions your help is greatly need because determined to buy some kind of gun tommorow and i have located a remington model 770 in these calibers at walmart with a scope attached, 243,270,30-06.300win.mag.Is there something wrong with this model gun the price is only $299.00 should i buy and if so .please help with cal. and bullet recommendations.thankyou all so much.

Answer 1

There is nothing wrong woth it, it just isn't a very fancy model. Either the .270 or 30-06 will do very well for you. I'd favor the 30-06 as a matter of personal choice with something in the 165-180 grain bullet weight range.

Answer 2

You pretty well get what you pay for here, but it ain't junk by any means, and I'm sure it'll do nicely until you can afford something better. Either 270 or 30-06 should fit your needs nicely. I'd suggest you try some of the 150 grain loads if you pick 270, though 230 is enough for deer in your neighborhood. If you pick 30-06, try some 165 grainers. Not often, but once in a while, the lighter bullets won't penetrate adequately on a steeply angled raking shot, and just as infrequently, the heavier bullet will punch through on a broadside that doesn't hit rib without setting up. Those bullet weights seem to be the best compromise.

Answer 3

I used a Remington 710 in 30-.06 with a 180 grain bullet. An inexpensive rifle that did very well. The heavy grain bullet does give it more power, especially at long ranges.
You can't judge a rifle on it's price. The only thing that seperates a $300 rifle from $1,000+ is it's accuracy. I think the 710 (which cost $350) would put five bullets in a half dollar at 100 yards, where the expensive rifle would put five bullets in a nickle at the same distance.

Answer 4

Only thing wrong that I see is it's at Wally World the largest US importer of Chinese junk, and I don't mean the boats.

I would go with the .30/06 Springfield chambering, but my choice for all round shooting is the 165 Gr. Spitzer Boat-tail bullet.

As far as choice for heavy brush area, one bullet over the next makes no difference. The rumors, wives tails and myths about "Brush Bucking Bullets" is just that, a Myth. At 2200 fps with a 220gr. or 2900 fps with a 150gr. If your path is cluttered with twigs and brush your bullet can make an unexpected detour if it strikes one of these. Regardless of the nose being blunt Or spire point it's going to be deflected if it hits something on the way to the target.
So, again, my choice is the 165gr. as it has good velocity, range and terminal energy in hunting ranges.

Answer 5

The best choice for your purpose is the 30-06.* You have a larger variety of bullet weights to choose from when using this caliber, I prefer the 180 grain myself.*

Answer 6

Over hear in england it is ilegal to shoot anything larger than muntjack by such caliber, though not when you cross the border into Scotland. In England the minumin requierment for dipatching any deer larger than a muntjack is a 240. The 223 (5.56mm) is deemed not to have the stoping power of its much larger rivals However hit a deer in its vital organs and at range no greater than 100 yards with a 223 then it will come down

Answer 7

In have heard some bad things about that model.... you might want to check out a Savage.... all of the calibers you mentioned will be good for deer, it is your preference for what you want, the bigger bores have more of a kick, 30.06 and .308, .243 has less but they will all do the trick. I picked up a 30.06 Savage with the scope for $380 at walmart.

Answer 8

ALL ARE GOOD BUT THE .300 IS LITTLE OVER-KILL. .30-06 IS YOU BEST. 185 GRAIN WILL TOPPLE A DEER AT 200 PLUS YARDS. BUT, YOU MUSY PRACTICE WITH THE GUN.

Answer 9

personally, i'd choose the .270: best deer gun ever made